A collaborative event between the International Society for Improvised Music and the University of California at Santa Cruz Improvisation Festival, with generous support from the Porter Festival Fund. Keynote conference/festival artists and speakers included the Charles Lloyd Quartet, Geri Allen, Ashwan Batish, Rob Dz, George Lewis, and Jin Hi Kim. Download Program here

ISIM Third Annual Conference 2008
Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, Colorado USA

December 5-7, 2008Improvisation and Identity: Discovering Self and Community in a Trans-Cultural Age
with support from The Playground, Creative Music Works, jazz89 KUVO Radio Denver 89.3FM, KGNU Radio 88.5FM/1390AM Boulder/DenverFeatured Artists and Presenters: Roscoe Mitchell, Joëlle Léandre, India CookeDownload Program Here

December 1-3, 2006Time, Sound, and Transcendence: Forging a New Vision for Improvised Music Pedagogy and PracticeFeatured Artists and Presenters:Stephen Nachmanovitch, Pauline Oliveros, Janne Murto, Steve ColemanDownload Program Here